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| Basic information | Name: Rica Aventura This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1910 Country: Chile Mass:  5.4 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 83 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IVA. [show all] Search for other: Iron meteorites, IVA irons, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 57:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE RICA AVENTURA, CHILE, IRON METEORITE Name: RICA AVENTURA Place of find: Near the Rica Aventura nitrate mine, Chile. Date of find: 1910 Class and type: Iron. Fine octahedrite (IVA). Ni = 9.38%, bandwidth 0.27 mm. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 5395 g. Circumstances of find: Found by workers of the Rica Aventura nitrate mine. The village of Rica Aventura is now abandoned. The meteorite was given to the mine engineer whose grandson sent it to the present owner, W. Zeitschel. This iron is distinct from Mantos Blancos (Ni = 8.89%), and Maria Elena (Ni = 7.64%), the other Chilean IVA octahedrites. Source: E. Olsen and W. Zeitschel, 1978. Rica Aventura: a new iron meteorite from Chile. Meteoritics 14, 5 1. Note: Name approved by Nomenclature Committee. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 57, Meteoritics 15, 93-104 (1980)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3160 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 3189 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 14 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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